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RAILROADS.
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
To the North. West and Southwest.


sied Rails. NdgaiJ Jdetat Equipment.
In EFFECT MAY 10, 1887.
Trains ieare Washington from Station, corner
Of SiTh and D streets, as JolloLDs!
For Plttsburg and the West, Chicago Limited
Express Of Palace sleeping Cars at $50 IN
and st. Louis, with Sleeping Cars from Har.
risburg to Cincinnati and Buffet Car to st.
Louis; daily, except Saturday, to Chicago,
with Sleeping Cal. Altoona TO Chicago.
Sleeping Cars Washington to Chicago and
st. Louis, and Harrisburg TO Cleveland, con.
meeting at Harrisburg With through sleepers
press, 1000 m daily, for Plttsburg and the
West, with through Sleeper Harrisburg to
BALTIMORE 8 POTOMAC RAILROAD.
Niagara, 1000 IN daily, except Saturday,
with Palace Cars Washington to Rochester
For Willamsport, Lock Haven and Elmira at
$50 m daily, except Sunday.
For New York and the East, -7a5, 900, 11.O0
and ll.!0 m, 200, 40, 1000 and II 20 p m.
on sunday, 900, li:4O am, 200, 4;io, 1000
Pailor Cars, 9,doa m daily. except sunday.
and 400 p m daily, with Pennsylvania Rail-
road Dining. Cars,
For Boston without change, 200 m every
For BROOKLYN, N. Y, all through trains con-
meet at Jersey City with boats of Brooklyn
annex, unording direct transfer to Fulton
street, avoiding double ferriage across New
York city.
2.00, 10, GOO, 1000 and II 20 m. On sun.
day, 800, IL 30 m, = 90, 4.10, GOO, 1000 and
il,2O IN. Limited Express. $40 a m week.
DAYS and 100 m daily, with Pennsylvania
Railroad Dining.Cars
For baltimore, G35, 7e5, 900, $40, $50, lilo
s?S 5;os, e:Ss, 4 % M Zoo co. 400, 4.io. S'oS..
For Pores Creek Line, 1.25 m and 4. 10 D m
daily, except Sunday.
For Annapolis, 7.25, 1905 a m and d.20 p m
daily, except Sunday. Sundays, 900 m
and 4.iO JPN.
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG
RAILWAY AND ALEXANDRIA AND
WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
For Alexandria, 600. G.i5, $40, 9.i7, 1887 a m,
1904 noon, 2,o5, d.25, 4.35, G.O1, sos, 1905 and
1i.T p M. On sunday at 800. $40, 0.47, 1857
m, 80, Col, sos and 1905 p IN.
For Richmond and the South, 600, 1857 q m
daily and i35 p IN daily, except sunday.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington, Cos,
500. 9.10, 10. 1l07 m, 20, 900, 3.a3, $40,
7.05, 9,s2 and 1042 p m and 1s.l5 midnight,
except Monday. On Sunday at 800, $40
and 1918 night.
Tickets and Information at the Office, north.
east corner of l3th street and Pennsylvania
avenue. and at the station, where orders con
be left for the checking of baggage to desti
CHKs. Il. PUGii. j. K. WOOD.
General Manager. G.P. A.
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East WashInrtnn.

The funeral Of the late Seymour II.
Dibble took place yesterday afternoon, at
$3.50 o'clock, from his late residence, corner
Eighth and f. streets southeast, Rev. Mr..
Rice OF Fourth Street Methodist Church
conducting the ceremonies. Harmony
Lodge No. o, |. o. o. f., A. N. Garfield,
n. g., and Magenenu Encampment No. 4,
]. o, o. f., james Il. Hutchinson, Chief
Patriarch, attended the funeral 10 body.
The interment was at Congressional.
About ll:i0 o'clock last night Ofllcer
Thompson turned in an alarm from box
523 for fire In brick house corner Thir.
t,enth and l. streets southeast, owned by
Christopher Bohlayer and occupied by
Simon SwaTtz. The house aud furniture,
on which there was no insurance, were dam.
aged 10 the amount OF sl75. The cause OF
Tie lIe is unknown.
-Onlcer Anderson yesterday arrested
Agnes Williams, colored woman, thirty
Years Of age, and locked her up at the Fifth
Precinct Station on charge OF insanity.
Annie Foley, white woman, forty-two
yCsIs old, Is locked up the Fifth Precinct
on charge Of being al Z, 'bltual drunkard.
About fourteen Of tn. hiveen years Annie
has resided IN East Washington have been
tltDt In the wofkhouse and jail.
The funeral OF John Robinson, the
timer who YVES killed Thursday by falling
iftm The roof Of house No. 4l5 Fourth
street southeast, will take place this after
uonn from Boteler's undertaking establish
meut will be st Congressional.
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Reliable ana scasonnb,e Goods.

RetthDIe uhu FeuSouhDie sOuuss
Observe the prices closely and make
comparisons: Infants white cotton half.
hose, all sizes, per pair, 25c. Infants white
cotton half-hose, to o, 3 pairs for 81. In
fants' black and colored half.hose; 4, 27c.
4i, 30c.; 8, 33c, 81, 36c.; 0, soc. Infants
pin.siripe half.hose: 4, 4lc.; ~, 44c.; 3,
47c.; 81, Soc; @, 53c. Infants pln-stripe
half-hose: 4, 45c.; ~; isc.; 5, Sic; 81, sic. ;
8, SIC ;G1, 60c. Infants black silk half-hose,
sublime quality, 75c. per pair. Infants
black silk three. g arter hose, sublime quality,
soc. per pair. Infants black lisle-thread
socks: 4, 44a.: A., 47c., 5, 50c.; 81, 53c.
Infants colored lisle-thread socks: 4, 4ic.;
4i, 47c.; 5, Soc; 81, 53c. Infants unbleached
lisle-thread socks: 4, 35c.; Al, 3sc.; 5, Ale;
81, 44c.; 6, 47c. Infants unbeached lace
Isle socks: 4, Soc; a, 53c.; 5, Soc; 81,
59c.; 6, 62c.; 81, Csc. Infants blcached
lace Isle socks: /, 75c. Al, Zoe; s, 75c,; 81,
75c. DOUGLASS,
Ninth and + Streets.
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West Washington.

For the quarter ended June 80 there
were $50 arrests made In Georgetown.
Temperature and condition of water at
7 q. M: Great Falls, temperature, 81 condi-
ton, 80; receiving reservoir, temperature,
s4; condition at north connection, 20; at
south connection, 80; distributing reservoir,
temperature, SO; condition at infuent gate
house, 50; at eiiluent gate-house, 80.
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Closed Monday, July 4,

Our establishment will be
closed Monday, July a.
Shop Saturday.
Commencing Tu esd ~,
July S, and continuing dur
ing July and August, we
shall close each evening at
S p. M, excepting Saturdays,
on which day we shall close
at 1 o'clock p. m.
Customers are requested
to bear this notice in mind
and shop accordingly.
WOODWARD & LoTHRoP,
Cor iith and F sts n W.
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PIEDMONT AIR LINE,

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JUNE 3, 1887.
$50 n. m. East Tennessee niail daily for War
renton, Gordonsville, Charlottesville,
Iynch6urg and stations between Alexan-
dria and Lyncliburg, Blue Ridge Springs,
Allegheny, Springs, Bristol, Knoxville.
Rome, Calera, Montgomery and New
Orleans. Pullman Sleeper Washington to
ll:ai a. IN. Fast mall daily for warrenton,
Charlottesville, Gordonsville, stations
Ghesapeake and Ohio route, Lynchburg,
tween Lynehburg and DanvilIe, Greens.
boro, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birm.
ineham, Montgomery, New Orleans, Texas
d Wnfk fafHnia Pullman sleepsr Ssy
man sleepers Atlanta to New Orleans, and
Mann boudoir, sleepers for birmingham,
yicksburg and shreveport. Solid trains
s:a5 p. m; daily, except Sunday, for Manassas,
strasburg and intermediate stations; also
with through coach to Warrenton, for
FauQuler White sulphur Springs.
$40 p. N. Western express daily for Warren
Ton, Gordonsville, Charlottesville, Louis
vile, Cincinnati and Summer resorts on
@ route near Pullman oiSasssA' siespsers and ai0 sola @
trains Washington to Louisvilie also
for Lyynchbarg, Bristol, Shattanoosa,
ern ppoas t's Sef aPa a
Washington to Memphis without
change.
lip m. Southern expressdaily for Lynchburg,
lumbia, Aiken, Augusta, Atlanta, Mont
gomery, New Orleans, Texas and California
Pullman sleepers Washington to Mont
gomery, connecting with Pullman parlor
cars Montgomery to New Orleans. Pull
man sleepers washington to Augusta with
out change; also Pullman sleeper, Wash
ington 10 Greenbrier White sulphur
Springs, daily except sunday.
TRAINS ON WASHINGTON AND OHIO
DIVISION
Leave Washington 9:la a. m. daily, except
Sunday, and 4a5 p. m. daily, arrive
Round Hill ll:37 a. m. and 7:lo p. M; return
ing, leave Round Hill Cos a. m. daily aud
1880 p. m, daily, except Sunday, arriving
Washington $3.50 a. m. and 3:55 p. IN.
Through trains from the South via Char
lotte, Danville and Lynchburg arrive in Wash
ton $40 n. m. and S:e3 p. m; via East Ten
nessee. Bristol and Lynchburg, at l0:i5 q. m.
and 0:i0 p. M; via Chesapeake and Ohio route
and Charlottesville, 0a0 p. m. Strasburg
local 9A1 a. m.
Tickets, sleepingcar reservation, and in.
formation furnished and baggage checked at
Office, COL Pennsylvania avenue, and at Pas
senger station, Pennsylvania II. r., Sixth and
d streets. JAS. l.. TAYLOR,
General PASSENGER Agent.
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Lafayette Lodge No. l3, o. NJ, at it,
regular meeting last evening, July /, in
stalled the following officers for the ensuing
term: II. b. Wilson, 3. MI n. steed, ".
NJ; Gustsve Leniz, j. NJ Wm. Frederick,
II. SD. q. Is.l, +. s.; j. A. Berger, treas,
urer; II. NJ. MeElfresb, chaplain; W l..
Alsop, Con; Louis Dorr, 1. s., aud John
TBfs, d, 5,
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"The Anacostia Herald"

Apaper under the above name has just
been started at Anacostia, d, c., to be pub.
lisbed on the LIST and 18th of every month,
by George O. Watson, an enterprislug
Young man only II yesrs OF age. II is a
neat and newsy paper, brimful Of matter
interesting to the citizens OF Auacostia,
and deserves to succeed.
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NotIce 10 uOusekeepers,

NOtICt 10 HOustKeeUers'
In addition to complete stock Of heat
ing and cooking stoves, ranges, carpets,
blankets, comforters and parlor and dining
room furniture, have Just received full
line of silver table ware, all to be sold on
easy monthly or weekly payments as cheap
as can be bought elsewhere at strictly cash
prices. Smiths reliable installment house,
Asa Pcnnsylvania avenue northwest.
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GiYMoET .-Grapd family excursi1",
steamer Pilot Boy, Saturday evening, July
9, b;S0. Vocal and Instrumental music
Regular Sunday trips, Leave at 10 m.
AID $50 p. IN. Return, arrives at $50
and $50 p. m. Csc. rOuud -25c.
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$40 Suits. Eiseman Bros, cor. 7th & T..
Hear LiiIin water.


PIEDMONT, w VA, November 90, 1856.
Bear Lithid Water Company
GESTIEMES.--How can show you my
gratitude for the relief that | have received
from the case OF water sent me My case
was truly sad one, and slight palliation
all that looked for, but to feel as In my
boyhood and prime again-to stand In the
pulpit as when In my prime, seemed out OF
the question; and yet so II Is. God bless
you my heart says. | return case aud
empty bottles to-day to be refllei, and
shall wait impatiently for its return. could
not refuse sending some OF the water to
persons who were suffering as ! was, and In
every instance the relief was the same. Let
me know in what way | can show my
gratitude and will gladly comply.
Yours truly, .-..---......-.
JOHN. LANDSTREET.
For sale by all druggists.
4. 7. MERTZ, agent,
Eleventh and + streets northwest.
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Suits reduced to SO. Eiseman, 7th & E.

Drink Phil. best brewing Com
pany's Milwaukee Beer,
the acknowledged Beer Of the District. For
trademark (Which appears on every bottle),
see Sunday papers. Retailed by dealers
generally and wholesale only by T. ID. Har-
per, 7o3 and 705 North Capitol street.
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1t IL Not NecessnrY

TO buy every new pook that comes out,
when you may have the privilege Of reading
all you want at the low price OF s. subscrip-
tion for an entire year. Mr.. j. d. Free, jr.,
standard works and all the new books as
soon as published. Call and subscribe.
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO ROUTE.

(Newport News and Mississippi Valley Col
Schedule IN effect June 8, 1887.
Trains leave Union Depot, Sixth and d SITS.
1857 A. M.-For Newport News, Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk. Daily except Sum
day. Arrive In Norfolk 7:iO p. IN.
112d A. M.-For Virginia Springs, stations
on the Chesapeake q Ohio and points
West. Daily except Sunday. Observa-
tion car, Charlottesville to Clifton Forge.
Through Pullman Buffet sleeping cars,
Clifton Forge to Louisville and st. Louis.
$50 r. M.-Fast Western express daily.
Solid train, with Pullman Buffet sleeping
cars 10 Louisville. Pullman service to Gin
ciDnati, St. Louis, Memphis and New
Orleans.
11:O0 p. M.-For Virginia Springs and sta.
tions on Chesapeake a. Ohio. Daily ex-
cept Sunday. Through Pullman Buret
seoping ears, Baltimore and Washington
to White Sulphur Springs.
JOHN MUIR,
General Traffic Manager.
II. W. FULLBR,
General Passenger Agent.
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Rudden's InstaIIment House.

This reliable and popular installment es'
tablishment has one Of the most complete
stocks OF refrigerators, ice.chests, baby car
riages, carpets, all kinds of furniture,
stoves, &c, that can be found in the city,
on the installment plan at cash prices.
Terms to suit all.
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Open windows Defied-The Anti
phone or Err PROTECTORS,

German ingenuity comes to the relief Of
long. suffering humanity by giving us a
simple little ear-stopper, which bids de-
fiance to open windows, relieves the con-
science OF snorers and rests the over
worked ear nerves. 1t sharpens the hear
ing and sweetens the temper. No one can
afford to be without IL,
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Reduced Hntes TO the Panorama.
Monday being the glorious Fourth, the
managers of the Panorama OF Second Bull
Run have decided to reduce the price of ad-
mission to 25 cents, that everyone may see
this great representation of great event in
American history.
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PostofIice Deliveries on Monday.

POHtOhlce DeIiveries on Monday.
Tho several divisions Of the City Postofllce
and branch stations will be kept open for
the transaction of business for the public on
Monday, July 4, until noon. There will be
q delivery by carriers at s a. IN with the
usual collections for that hour. The COL
lections for the afternoon will be the same
as usually made on Sunday. The carriers
window will be open from q to z p. m. The
general delivery window will not be closed.
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w. Ii. HOughtOn Il Co.. 1914 +
street Northwest.
Have received their new line OF straw mat
tiDgs, baby carriages and materials for slip
furniture covers. Prices all guaranteed.
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For All Aches and Pains

MoSoGRAMs and address dies stamped In
colors at low fgures. Kervand's, 10l2
PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
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mAIderneY Dairy Waxons.N

Fresh Alderney butter, churned every
morning and delivered IN ! lb award"
prints, 40c. per lb. Also cottage cheese.
buttermilk and sweet milk, Sc. per qt.
Cream, 15 per pt
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use Rheumatic Strengthening Porous Plas-
ter. For sale by A. b. Finney, the drug
gist, corner Seventh and streets north
west, price l0c.
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LiTHoGRAPH CHECK Books made to order.
Handsome designs. kervand, 1919 Penn
eylyania avenue.
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A Wear rar Larceny,

Lewis Digges pleaded guilty OF larceny,
u secoId offenfe-O cooking stove, &c,--and
was eenteuced 10 one year al Albany.
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$40 All.wool Mems Suits. Eiseman, Z & E

VISITING IARDs neatly engraved from
your plates at 75 cents per hundred. Ker-
wand, l0l2 Pennsylvania avenue.
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Walking siicks are never so heavy that
Ne fasLionlble youpg man cannot raise
Cain.
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Suits reduced to $40. Eiseman, 7th & I

summer resorts should take pair Of Anti
phones, so as not to hear their fellow
boarders.
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The Antiph0ne Welcome
to snorers, for they no longer disturb their
friends
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Initiated Constantly
Lafayette Lodge Election

hut never equalled. Colgate's exquisitely
perfumed Cashmere Boquet Toilet Soap.
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$40 Suits. Eissmau Bros, cor. 7th & E
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Rest I'm the WarId,
Those Who are Going TO

Albert Carry's Golden Eagle Beer, bottled
by j. ID. O'Meara, I'll II street northeast.
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Pnrior Car TO the Virginia springs.

On and after Monday, July 4, parlor
car will be attached to the Virginia Valley
Express, leaving Washington at 1910 a. m,
arriving at Staunton at $3.50 p. IN. On the
return trip parlor car will be attached to
train leaving Staunton at 9:2j a. m, arrv.
Ing at Washington 5:l5p. IN. This car Will
run daily except Sunday, and will prove o
great convenience to passengers desiring to
20 to and from the summer resorts and
medical springs in the Valley Of Virginia.
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This notice to inform you that we are
closing out all our Summer stock OF Fine
Shoes regardless OF profits. Geo. w. Rich,
400 Seventh street northwest.
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1t La the Heat
$40 All-wool Mems suits. Eiseman, Z &

Ask for It. Schlltzs' Milwaukee Lager
Beer. For sale by all leading houses.
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Suits reduced to $40. Eisemsn, 7th & E.
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The Antiphonc Prevents
$40 Ail-wool Mems suits Eisemau, : &E

gradual loss OF hearing by saving the acous
Tic nerves.
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$40 All.woOl Mems Suits. EIsemau, 7& E.
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WASHINGTON CRITIC
CITY SPECIALS.

Open windows Dcfed.
Quiet rest for students and inyalids. Buy
the Antiphone.
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Editorial excursions are never delayed
nor the members ever molested by train rob
Lefs.
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SO Suits. Eiseman Bros, cor. eth & L
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own citizens with natural gas. At any time
when the citizens imposed upon she should
have the right to step in and furnish herself and
the inhabitants"
The citizens OF Fairmount were never in bet
ter humor, and that fourishing little city has
not for many years been in so favorable con-
dition to offer hattering inducements to CAPT.
tallsts as at this writing. The total real estate
transfers since Monday morning foot up nearly
$15, coo.
A delegation of Martinsvilles prominent BUSH
ness men, consisting of III. L. Prewett w. II.
Miller, E. F. Branch. NJ. G. Branch, John Hard
wick, C. G. ii. Goss and Clark c. Crary, were in
the city last night on their way home from
tour of the gas wells of northern Indiana They
are all members of the Martnsville Natural-gas
Company and will begin boring for the fuel there
Immediately.
Agents representing manufacturers of pipe
suitable for natural gas beginning to come
in. In a conversation with James B. Myers, of
the American Tube AID Iron Company, of Chi
cago. that gentleman was asked what the best
ten-inch lap-welded line pipe for natural gas was
worth 1t will be remembered that the first
estimates made here were S., coo a mile by gen.
temen who said that ordinary cast-ir on pipe of
smaller diameter would do. 1.-THE pipe you in
ouire about, and which is necessary for good
piping and long distance. will nearly S12 600
mile At least two mains of such pipe will be
needed to get any thing like supply from No
blesvile for this city-about half million dol
lars in pipe alonen
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2 Musical Chicken Thieves.

American Musician.
One night. Mrs. Becklemore, gently shaking
her head, said: James listen to the serenaden
James awoke. A string band moved by skill
full performers had taken its place on the front
porch.
''lts the jubilee band" said the Colonel, sthe
one the papers speak of SO highly They sere-
naded the Patersons night before last"
That's the night they lost nearly all their
chickens replied Mrs. Becklemore.
''Well. hope we won't lose all ours tonight
My stars, how loud those fellows play!"
Hush do believe l heard rooster squal'
"Guess it was only the base fiddle" said the
Colonel.
The next morning the Colonel found that all
for the loss was considerable, and he deeply re-
GREETED to lose the spring chickens to which, in
consequence OF years of unbroken association,
he had become much attached. He suspected
she jubilee band; he could not help it. He swore
out warrant and had the band arrested. The
leader was placed on the witness stand.
'Gentlemen," said he, II doan understand dis
hear perceedin' Wese all honus' pussons, an it
spices me nightly ter think dat wese been tuck
fur thieves"
That's all right said the prosecuting attor-
ney, ''but you are arrested all the same. Now,
old man, make confession-turn States evil
dence and we'll let you off,"
"Wall, blebe I'll tell de whole truf erbout dis
heah thing, an take my chances wild dis hear
cou't an de Lawd. Some time ergo, five o. us
boys 'cluded to go inter de chicken business. We
wuz all musicians. an We thought dat it would
be er good idee ter go ter or pusson's house. an
play while er couple O active young fellers
monkeyed wild de chickens We played loud.
sab. De dogs would allus run erwav an de
folks couldn' heah de chickens. Business pros
pered. an we opened or wholesale chicken house,
an done er mighty fine business Mout O. been
dom we'll till yet if it hadn'ter been fur er blamed
ole shanghai rooster dat We tuck wild at de
Colones house de uder night De ole rascal mud
err squall dat yer coul heah him all ober de
curmunity. Neber heard SIGH er monf in my
life. De louder we played. de louder ne soualled.
Peered like de trifln rascal was tryin' his set
rs that ala"
mo, sir; l wants ter say dis hates dat
rooster, spizes him; an lemme tell yer. he
hanr made nuthin' by his smartness. Yerse'f
had him fur dinner yestiday. sah"
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Conveyances, 81; consideration. :.

Conveyances 81; consideration. 1900. 500, 1872 90
The conyeyances were nearly all of outlets.
The first important sale west of White river was
made yesterday, when Benz F. Crawford and
William II. Taylor purchased three lots of VIM.
r. Abbey in Blake and Rays subdivision for
SIS. 800 There many other desirable lots in
the same locality and after the sale the price on
them advanced Many of the moneyed men
are looking west OF the river desirable local
itv for manufactures and all the property to
Mount jackson and beyond is in demand.
Brighiwood has not been sighted. Several
good sales were made there yesterday. Among
the sales we're two vacant lots for 81, 800. VIM.
L. Taylor and JOS A. Moore, yesterday, paid f.
NJ. Churchman $4,000 for thirty four lots in
Bruce's East-end addition, and could have sold
them, later in the day, for considerable ad-
vance. Quite number of sales were also made
in Fletchers northeast addition. Among these
were six lots by Harry j. Milligan to Charles S.
Lewis for 81 200
vicinity Immediately north OF the city, yester-
day, and attempted to buy land, but were unsuc-
cessful The sale of one acre of ground was
made on College avenue, on the Bruce farm,
near Fall creek. and it brought $4,000 The
same price was offered for ten acre tract ad-
joining, but it was refused. Joseph Boswell has
fifteen acres just beyond the Bruce xarm and,
several times yesterday, refused 81, GO per acre
for the entire tract.
The large tract of land belonging to the
Schurmann heirs, and situated along Fall creek
northwest of the city. has been sold, and the
deeds will be recorded to-day. The purchase is
made by A L. Rollwagen, representing Cincin-
natl and Indianapolis parties. In all there are
1913 acres IN the tract, and it was sold as follows.
246 acres At 5000 DER acre. 70 acres at $500, IS
acres at $3.50, ageregating $97. $50. The parties
who have made the purchase expect to dispose
Of much of it for manufacturing purposes
Woodruff Place properly has doubled IN valie.
Three months ago a gentleman bought a lot
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.thsre for 5000, and yesterday he refused 81. 200
for it. Quite a number of lots have been sold,
and unless the holders run the prices up to
fabulous figure all will be disposed of in short
time.
Nearly every train brings in investors, and
they now engaged in surveying the field be-
fore beginning to purchase. Yesterday num-
Der of moneyed men who have sold out at Find
lay, O.. came in, with Cincinnati capitalists.
They come for the purpose of buying every
thing in sight